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Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection website: http://forestry.alaska.gov/
Mission:
The Alaska Division of Forestry proudly serves Alaskans through forest management and wildland fire protection.
The Wildland Fire and Aviation Program provides safe, cost-effective and efficient fire protection services and related fire and aviation management activities to protect human life and values on State, private and municipal lands. The wildland fire program cooperates with other wildland fire agencies on a statewide, interagency basis.
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Delta Prevention Area suspending Burn Permits
Burn permits are suspended Monday and Tuesday, May 4th and 5th, in the Delta Fire Prevention Area due to dry grass and windy conditions. Burning of debris piles, lawns, or utilizing a burn barrel is prohibited. Please note that cooking… Read More ›
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Alaskans, Are You Ready? Wildfire Prevention and Preparedness Week Kicks Off May 3
Alaska Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week kicks off this weekend, Sunday May 3rd, 2026 May is Wildfire Awareness Month! Today kicks off Nationwide Wildfire Community Preparedness Day which leads us into our very own Alaska specific Alaska Wildland Fire… Read More ›
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Burn Permits suspended in Railbelt zone of Fairbanks Prevention Area
Burn permits are suspended Friday, May 1st, in the Railbelt zone, Healy and surrounding area, of the Fairbanks Prevention Area because of very high fire danger due to high winds. This suspension will remain in place until conditions change. Burning… Read More ›
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Burn Permits suspended in Delta Prevention Area
Burn permits are suspended Thursday April 30th, in the Delta Fire Prevention Area is in very high fire danger due to high winds. This suspension will remain in place until conditions change. Burning of debris piles, lawns, or utilizing a… Read More ›
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Train Like We Fight: 29 Cadets Complete the 2026 Alaska Intermediate
BY ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION April 30th, 2026 Fourteen days at Birchwood Camp transformed 29 strangers from villages, towns, and crews across Alaska into one class of fireline-ready firefighters. The morning of the 28th at Birchwood Camp… Read More ›
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DFFP weekly wildland fire roundup for April 20 – 26
Cooler, wetter weather over a good portion of the state last week kept fire activity to a minimum. Things quickly died out leading to a couple of new fires to end the week in the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP) response… Read More ›
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DFFP weekly wildland fire roundup for April 13 – 19
There were multiple wildland fires reported this past week in the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP) response area, several of them were the result of structure or vehicle fires spreading into the surrounding wildland. MATCOM Public Service Dispatch alerted DFFP Coastal Dispatch Center to the Sushana Fire… Read More ›
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Forged in the Cold: Alaska’s 2026 Intermediate Wildland Firefighter Academy Builds the Next Generation
One of the coldest winters Alaska has seen in years has left the campus around Birchwood Camp buried in snow, with minimal melt-off and temperatures that bite. It hasn’t slowed a single thing. The 2026 Alaska Intermediate Wildland Firefighter Academy… Read More ›
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Prescribed Burn Planned for Matanuska Moose Range in May 2026
(Sutton, AK) – The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP), in partnership with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), plans to conduct prescribed burns in the Matanuska Valley Moose Range beginning in May 2026, as weather and fuel conditions… Read More ›
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DFFP weekly wildland fire roundup for April 6 – 12
There was only one wildland fire reported this past week in the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP) response area. MATCOM Public Service Dispatch reported the fire in the Wasila area spreading in aspen and grass. Mat-Su Borough Fire Service and DFFP responded to the Church Fire (004) on Monday… Read More ›
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